123456789 (so far it has always been a 9 digit number) (alternatively you can click onto 'view source' right of 'Request Payload', copy the entire block, paste it into a text editor and search for 'clip_id' to get the clip_id number)Ĭopy the value of the field called 'clip_id'. The number following it is your video_id !! Look for the line with 'clip_id' (in my test line 16). Scroll all the way down until you see 'Request Payload'Įxpand 'autoplay', then expand the number beneath it (in my test it was a 0) Right of the side bar, make sure the 'Headers' tab is active In the Dev Tools side bar, click onto the filename beginning with 'player-stats?session-id=.' (in my test I only see 3 filenames, the mentioned file in the middle, but that might differ from vid to vid) Open Chrome Developer Tools: View, Developer, Developer Tools Might not be necessary, but it did not hurt, either: in the bottom right of your video, click onto the grey CC button and choose a subtitle (which one does not seem to matter) so it's blue now Go to the web page of your Vimeo video, but DO NOT start playing it!

Might not be necessary, but it did not hurt, either: go to chrome://extensions/ and disable all Extensions that could interfere with Vimeo, like any Vimeo Extensions and Video Downloaders You need to be registered in Vimeo in order to retrieve subtitles.

It works even with rented on-demand videos that have the subtitles/ captions included (CC symbol). Updated: Download subtitles/text tracks of an On-Demand Vimeo video

If everything works as expected, the successful HTTP request will be outputed.

Check the checkbox that says Authenticate this call as John Doe.

Download subtitle cc file